It’s been a long road, but I’m finally approaching the two week mark – albeit still with a fair way to go training-wise. Last Sunday I managed my longest run yet – 9 miles – around Regent’s Park. The main perk of a park run, for me, is that it is a whole lot interesting than running on …
BY EMMA ROBERTS With Fall in full swing, we wanted to celebrate the best season with some trendy eye looks (and yes, it is the best season! If your favorite season is different, comment it below.) These looks are toned-down, wearable versions of what you might’ve seen on the Fall/Winter runways. Try one or all …
Photograph: iStock Latin dance is officially having a moment and the reason why goes beyond our enduring love of Strictly. ‘Dance and music go hand-in-hand, so the rise of Latin-American artists in European mainstream music has helped,’ says Claire Seymour, dance fitness teacher at Dan’s, London. Seymour believes the right playlist has the power to …
BY ASHLEY PERSIP Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, a special time of year when we celebrate the love in our lives and put our passion on display with various shades of red and pink. In honor of love’s big day, I’m sharing my top picks for easy Valentine lip looks you’re sure to …
Image: iStock The confines of acceptable outdoor exercise forced me, a sworn enemy of jogging, to pound round my local park this week. And it was… disappointing, verging on humiliating. Ten minutes in I was beetroot-toned and sporting a searing stitch, and the muscle aches the following day were truly not worthy of what little …
There’s so much more to a good ab workout than repetitive crunches, but it can be difficult to know where to start. Luckily, Emma Frain, personal trainer and head of fitness at Protein World, is here to shake up your ab exercises. ‘Planks are an exercise that will not only help to strengthen your core, …
Exercise on prescription? Yes, it’s happening! After having been hailed as the cleanest wonderdrug known to man (second perhaps only to sleep), exercise is now being recommended as a surefire means of improving wellbeing, as well as treatment for a range of medical conditions, including depression. Even 25 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous …
Let’s be honest – who isn’t envious of the ballet dancer body? Just looking at those long, lean limbs and perfect posture is enough to get us back in the gym – but toning your arms can be difficult if you’re doing the wrong moves. That’s why this week we’ve quizzed Barrecore founder Niki Rein …
BY JANE IREDALE Thirty years ago, I would give a class and ask how many of the attendees read ingredient labels. I was lucky if two hands shot up out of 50 people. None of the attendees knew what they were putting daily on the largest organ of their bodies. It’s different now, consumers care …
